Here you will use baseline shift to style the text to gain an understanding of how to access these capabilities using InDesign.ġ Select the letters e and c of the word Tech and change their size to 10 using the Font Size drop-down menu in the Control panel.Ģ Select only the letter e and in the Baseline Shift value ( ) in the Control panel type 6 pt, and then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). This is useful for trademark and copyright symbols along with fractions and footnotes or endnotes.
You can use baseline shift to change the vertical position of individual characters. Some characters, like lowercase q or p fall below the baseline, but most characters sit upon the baseline. The baseline is the horizontal line upon which the bottom part of characters rests. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to set the kerning. Click to select the kerning value ( ) which is currently set to 0 and type -120, being certain to include the minus symbol to indicate a negative value. You will kern the letters closer together, and then use baseline shift to further adjust some of the letters to create a visual effect with the type.Ģ Using the Type tool ( ), click between the e and the c in the word Tech in the same block of text where you are currently working. Next you will use the word Tech in the lower-left corner of the page to serve as a logo for the start of the High Tech Corner section. In this case, the value 10 represents 10/1000ths of an em space.
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A full em space is the width of the letter M of a particular font in a particular size in other words, an em space varies depending upon the size and font you are using. Tracking is measured using a fraction of an em space. Adjusting the space between two characters is kerning, while adjusting the space between a range of characters is tracking.ġ Make sure that all of the text in the list of stories is still selected, then click to place the cursor in the Tracking value ( ) portion of the Control panel, then type 10 and then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to increase the tracking. Just like you can adjust the space vertically between lines of type, you can also adjust the space between either a specific pair of characters or between a range of characters. For more Adobe InDesign training options, visit AGI’s InDesign Classes.Īdobe InDesign Tutorial: Adjusting character spacing: kerning and tracking in InDesign It is the third lesson in the Adobe InDesign CC Digital Classroom book. This tutorial provides you with a foundation for working with Adobe InDesign spacing.
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